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Whitey Johnson is a recently discovered blues singer/songwriter/guitarist from Texas, now living in Tennessee and performing worldwide. There are various stories about Whitey's past, he has made his living making music for well over thirty years, yet has remained relatively unknown, having only recently recorded his debut album. But one known fact is that under the psuedonym Gary Nicholson his songs have been recorded by such blues greats as BB King, Etta James, Bonnie Raitt, Keb Mo, Delbert McClinton, Gatemouth Brown, James Cotton, Junior Wells, Shemeka Copeland, John Mayall and many others. He also won a Grammy as producer of the Best Contemporary Blues Record 2001, Delbert McClinton"s "Nothing Personal".
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Whitey Johnson is a recently discovered blues singer/songwriter/guitarist from Texas, now living in Tennessee and performing worldwide. There are various stories about Whitey's past, he has made his living making music for well over thirty years, yet has remained relatively unknown, having only recently recorded his debut album. But one known fact is that under the psuedonym Gary Nicholson his songs have been recorded by such blues greats as BB King, Etta James, Bonnie Raitt, Keb Mo, Delbert McClinton, Gatemouth Brown, James Cotton, Junior Wells, Shemeka Copeland, John Mayall and many others. He also won a Grammy as producer of the Best Contemporary Blues Record 2001, Delbert McClinton"s "Nothing Personal".
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Gary Nicholson is a musical Renaissance man. He not only plays guitar, sings, writes songs and produces Grammy-winning albums, but does it all with an easy agility that erases any seeming genre boundaries between country, blues, rock ’n’ roll, pop, folk, R&B and bluegrass. A consistent presence on the upper reaches of the country chart hit parade for the last three decades, his associations and collaborations read like an honor roll of notable talent in country and beyond: George Strait, Ringo Starr, Garth Brooks, Jeff Bridges, Robert Plant, B.B. King, Fleetwood Mac, Gregg Allman, The Judds, Buddy Guy, Neil Diamond, Patty Griffin, Bonnie Raitt, Del McCoury, The Neville Brothers, Vince Gill, Delbert McClinton, Etta James, John Prine, Keb’ Mo’ and Toby Keith are just some of the many artists who number among the more than 500 recordings of songs written or co-written by Nicholson. His songs have been heard in the movies Crazy Heart, Major League, City of Hope, Message in a Bottle and Where the Heart Is. “I’m always curious about working with different people and styles,” he says.
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Gary Nicholson is a musical Renaissance man. He not only plays guitar, sings, writes songs and produces Grammy-winning albums, but does it all with an easy agility that erases any seeming genre boundaries between country, blues, rock ’n’ roll, pop, folk, R&B and bluegrass. A consistent presence on the upper reaches of the country chart hit parade for the last three decades, his associations and collaborations read like an honor roll of notable talent in country and beyond: George Strait, Ringo Starr, Garth Brooks, Jeff Bridges, Robert Plant, B.B. King, Fleetwood Mac, Gregg Allman, The Judds, Buddy Guy, Neil Diamond, Patty Griffin, Bonnie Raitt, Del McCoury, The Neville Brothers, Vince Gill, Delbert McClinton, Etta James, John Prine, Keb’ Mo’ and Toby Keith are just some of the many artists who number among the more than 500 recordings of songs written or co-written by Nicholson. His songs have been heard in the movies Crazy Heart, Major League, City of Hope, Message in a Bottle and Where the Heart Is. “I’m always curious about working with different people and styles,” he says.
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Colin Linden wears more hats than you’d find at a Royal wedding, and we’re not just talking about the trademark big black hat he favours on and offstage. This musical renaissance man is indeed a multiple threat—as a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer. He is in major demand by artists wanting him to produce, write for, and/or play on their records (he has played on 300 and produced 60 albums), yet somehow finds time to both pursue a prolific solo career and play a key role in Canadian roots-rock “supergroup,” Blackie and the Rodeo Kings.
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Colin Linden wears more hats than you’d find at a Royal wedding, and we’re not just talking about the trademark big black hat he favours on and offstage. This musical renaissance man is indeed a multiple threat—as a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer. He is in major demand by artists wanting him to produce, write for, and/or play on their records (he has played on 300 and produced 60 albums), yet somehow finds time to both pursue a prolific solo career and play a key role in Canadian roots-rock “supergroup,” Blackie and the Rodeo Kings.
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Legendary keyboardist with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Delbert McClinton, Joe Ely has recorded with everyone from Martina McBride to Wishbone Ash, Buddy Guy to Brooks and Dunn, Carole King to Trisha Yearwood, Los Lonely Boys to John Hiatt and hundreds more...
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Legendary keyboardist with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Delbert McClinton, Joe Ely has recorded with everyone from Martina McBride to Wishbone Ash, Buddy Guy to Brooks and Dunn, Carole King to Trisha Yearwood, Los Lonely Boys to John Hiatt and hundreds more...
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Jim Hoke started out playing saxophone and harmonica in rock 'n roll bands in Schenectady, NY. Around this time he first heard NRBQ, a force which profoundly affected his musical personality from then on. This was to blossom years later into Jim actually playing and recording with America's most beloved band.
But first, along the way was a stop in Oklahoma, where Jim's music picked up a bit of that red-dirt funk (and a few more instruments). The wide open west proved a fertile environment for Jim's explorations as a composer and arranger, as well as a first taste of studio work. Jim played harmonica and a few other instruments behind country and folk artists like Townes VanZandt, Guy Clark and Willis Allen Ramsey.
Next stop for Jim was beautiful, sunny Santa Barbara, where studio work with Jim Messina beckoned. Compared to the laid-back Oklahoma scene, Santa Barbara was a haven for higher-energy jazz musicians with a lot of salsa thrown in. With saxophone and flute as his main axes, Jim really came into his own as arranger for The R&B Bombers, a jumpin' bluesy horn band which played clubs and festivals all over California, often backing artists like Eddy "Cleanhead" Vinson, James Cotten and Big Joe Williams.
During this period Jim also crossed paths again with the legendary NRBQ, starting a musical association that would last many years and include touring gigs, recordings and more. The "Q connection" led directly to musical projects with Bonnie Raitt, Paul Rogers, Aaron Neville, John Sebastian, and REM.
Coming to Nashville was the logical next step, as present-day "Music City" has diversified musically like no other music
Nashville was the logical next step, as present-day "Music City" has diversified musically like no other music center ever. Besides it's historic country music culture, Jim has dived deep into the rich talent pool of Nashville, recruiting top jazz players for his Jim Hoke Nonet, (a straight-ahead jazz vehicle for his compositions), Hoke And His Orchestra Bop, (a virtuosic jump-blues ensemble), Aqua Velvet, (lounge exotica featuring vocals as well as an extended instrumental palette), and Otto, (a unique chamber quartet doing classical, pop and original music) with Jim on pedal steel.
Supplementing these musical ventures (subsidizing is more like it) is Jim's ongoing studio career, which he pursues with relentless innovation and dedication. Always in search of something new and fresh to add to familiar-sounding material and sometimes visa-versa, Jim's reputation for taste, virtuosity and diversity keep him in constant demand among producers and artists. If discographies could talk, his would speak for itself. And if ducks could tango...
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Jim Hoke started out playing saxophone and harmonica in rock 'n roll bands in Schenectady, NY. Around this time he first heard NRBQ, a force which profoundly affected his musical personality from then on. This was to blossom years later into Jim actually playing and recording with America's most beloved band.
But first, along the way was a stop in Oklahoma, where Jim's music picked up a bit of that red-dirt funk (and a few more instruments). The wide open west proved a fertile environment for Jim's explorations as a composer and arranger, as well as a first taste of studio work. Jim played harmonica and a few other instruments behind country and folk artists like Townes VanZandt, Guy Clark and Willis Allen Ramsey.
Next stop for Jim was beautiful, sunny Santa Barbara, where studio work with Jim Messina beckoned. Compared to the laid-back Oklahoma scene, Santa Barbara was a haven for higher-energy jazz musicians with a lot of salsa thrown in. With saxophone and flute as his main axes, Jim really came into his own as arranger for The R&B Bombers, a jumpin' bluesy horn band which played clubs and festivals all over California, often backing artists like Eddy "Cleanhead" Vinson, James Cotten and Big Joe Williams.
During this period Jim also crossed paths again with the legendary NRBQ, starting a musical association that would last many years and include touring gigs, recordings and more. The "Q connection" led directly to musical projects with Bonnie Raitt, Paul Rogers, Aaron Neville, John Sebastian, and REM.
Coming to Nashville was the logical next step, as present-day "Music City" has diversified musically like no other music
Nashville was the logical next step, as present-day "Music City" has diversified musically like no other music center ever. Besides it's historic country music culture, Jim has dived deep into the rich talent pool of Nashville, recruiting top jazz players for his Jim Hoke Nonet, (a straight-ahead jazz vehicle for his compositions), Hoke And His Orchestra Bop, (a virtuosic jump-blues ensemble), Aqua Velvet, (lounge exotica featuring vocals as well as an extended instrumental palette), and Otto, (a unique chamber quartet doing classical, pop and original music) with Jim on pedal steel.
Supplementing these musical ventures (subsidizing is more like it) is Jim's ongoing studio career, which he pursues with relentless innovation and dedication. Always in search of something new and fresh to add to familiar-sounding material and sometimes visa-versa, Jim's reputation for taste, virtuosity and diversity keep him in constant demand among producers and artists. If discographies could talk, his would speak for itself. And if ducks could tango...
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